Contends community college not serving Baker County

Former official critical of BMCC

A former Blue Mountain Community College official told Baker County commissioners Wednesday that she believes the college is failing to provide adequate services to the county. Peggy Hudson, former associate vice president for BMCC who directed the Pendleton college’s Baker City programs, contends BMCC is ...MORE

Baker Sixth-Graders Attend Outdoor School

A Wild Lesson

The road through the Baker School District’s Outdoor School was a little longer, a little dustier and a little more treacherous for the 156 sixth-graders participating in this year’s program. The Outdoor School was laid out over a mile-long stretch of rocky road through a ...MORE

Baker easily stops Pioneers

Baker ran its Greater Oregon League volleyball record to 2-0 Thursday with a 25-12, 25-14, 25-13 victory over Mac-Hi in the Baker gym. In the first game, Baker broke a 5-5 tie when Christina Maldonado came off the bench to serve five straight points for a 10-5 lead. Baker kept its lead around five or six points until Jayme Ramos served seven consecutive points for ...MORE

Baker girls soccer against la grande

Bulldogs tip La Grande in GOL match

Baker opened the Greater Oregon League girls soccer season Saturday by edging La Grande 2-1 at the Baker Sports Complex. Kaitlyn Nelson scored both Baker goals, one in each half. “It was an intense game. The girls never quit,” said Baker coach Kristen Rushton. “They ...MORE

Column

Vacuuming is becoming a pain in my ash tree

I have in recent weeks spent a considerable amount of time vacuuming my lawn. Rarely have I been more grateful that my yard is screened rather thoroughly from the street by a fence and by thick foliage. I can keenly imagine how a passer-by might ...MORE

Editorial

Weeping over PERS

When the vice chair of the Oregon Investment Council has tears trickling down her cheeks as she talks about the state’s Public Employees Retirement System, you need no other evidence of how deep the PERS morass is. These were not, lest there be any confusion, ...MORE

First hunt memorable for Baker City girl, 12

When Emrie Osborn drew a special hunt antelope tag, she knew exactly what she needed to do. Take a hunter’s safety class. “I had to finish it in a week — that wasn’t too fun,” said Emrie, 12, of Baker City. She grew up in ...MORE

Hiking without retracing your steps

Backtrack? Bah Humbug!

I love to hike but I hate to backtrack. I think most hikers consider it onerous to retrace their steps, and naturally so. When I’m getting around solely by leg and lung power I want gratification for every calorie burned, and trodding on my own ...MORE